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Los Angeles, 1949. Ruthless, Brooklyn-born mob king Mickey Cohen (Sean Penn) runs the show in this town... that is until a crew of LAPD officers led by Sgt. John O'Mara (Josh Brolin) and Jerry Wooters (Ryan Gosling) wage war on his empire.

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Tom Charity

Gangster Squad looks the part, but it's so superficial it practically evaporates before our eyes.

Anthony Lane

Some of the clothes and makeup feel as glossy as paint, but, those aside, we seem to browsing through a display of secondhand goods.

Ricardo Baca

It might sound like a stretch, imagining Penn playing that intense, indiosyncratic a villain. But the lauded, veteran actor pulls a left hook, then a right, and after a wild bodyshot at the tail...

Peter Rainer

Director Ruben Fleischer and screenwriter Will Beall can't decide whether to make a spoof or a serious drama, so they wrongheadedly attempt both.

Richard Roeper

Gangster Squad" is a highly stylized, pulp-fiction period piece based on true events.

Colin Covert

Despite a cast of gifted actors, lush 1940s production design and suave costumes, it's bereft of inspiration, plowing familiar terrain past the point of tedium to impatience.

Critic reviews

Tom Charity

Gangster Squad looks the part, but it's so superficial it practically evaporates before our eyes.

Great neo noir If you are a fan of neo noir style films, you're likely to love this one. Reminiscent of LA Confidential and The Untouchables, this movie has a good story and inviting characters. It doesn't follow history much but that's the problem with a period piece.

0 stars for rent only Update: you can now buy on GPlay. Still not a classic gangster movie. Sean Penn is weak. Brolin should've been the lead, or anyone other than Penn. Historically inaccurate. Wikipedia Mickey & you'll see...Alcatraz... Sean Penn is whack, but this movie is pretty good even though it's slightly inaccurate. Brolin is awesome. You can purchase it on Amazon.

Disappointed, but not entirely This movie was subpar. Not surprising after the less than inspiring trailer I saw last year. If you're looking for a gangster movie with a great cast I'd recommend seeing it...once is enough.

Awesome People who rate this movie less than 3 stars and say it "sucked" must have something wrong with them. This is a great movie from start to finish, the action was there and it was different from the original type gangster movie. Sean Penn played an awesome role as the bad guy, mad props. It was nice to see Ryan Gosling play a role with more than 3 lines, cough cough *Drive.* I am unsure of how people rate movies but, this is an A+ in my book. If you think this movie sucks, chances are you probably suck.

A badly directed movie with a predictable story made watching this movie an absolute drag I found myself disconnected from the movie from the very beginning. I didn't care what happened to the characters and was waiting for it to end so I could leave the theater. A truly dreadful movie that left me disappointed.

Great film with an All Star Cast! There was never a dull Moment! This review might be a little biased because I am a Sean Penn fanatic. I gave it 4 stars because it was a little "cliché" if you know what I mean.

Not good at any point This movie wants to be like The Untouchables, but it won't be, it can't be. There isn't much of a story, the characters are all flat and not developed, nothing there to pull you in or keep you entertained.

High expectations, but disappointed Flow of this movie seemed off. Seems like they didn't spend enough time developing what they were doing to all of the members of the squad questioning how ethical they were being. High potential, but I think this was a miss.

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An L.A. cop (AL PACINO) becomes fixated on a deadly thief (ROBERT DE NIRO) and his crew (VAL KILMER & JON VOIGHT) who are taking Los Angeles to the cleaners. This movie includes one of the most spectacular shoot outs in film history as DE NIRO and KILMER rip through downtown Los Angeles with both guns blazing!c) 1995 Monarchy Enterprises, B.V. and Regency Entertainment (USA), Inc. All Rights Reserved. MPAA Rating: R (c) 1995 Monarchy Enterprises, B.V. and Regency Entertainment (USA), Inc. All Rights Reserved.

CLINT EASTWOOD and MORGAN FREEMAN play retired, down-on-their-luck outlaws who pick up their guns one last time to collect a bounty offered by the vengeful prostitutes of the remote Wyoming town of Big Whiskey. RICHARD HARRIS is an ill-fated interloper, a colorful killer-for-hire called English Bob. And Best Supporting Actor Oscar winner GENE HACKMAN is the sly and brutal local sheriff whose brand of law enforcement ranges from unconventional to ruthless. "A Western for the ages." - Kenneth Turan, LOS ANGELES TIMES.*AFI - Top 100 Movie*(c) 1992 Warner Bros. All Rights Reserved MPAA Rating: R (c) 1992 Warner Bros. All Rights Reserved

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